all That Shines under the dirt (2018-2020)
is a immersive installation composed of giant flowers made of found crashed cans, video, sound and light.
Concept and sculptures by Laura Quattrocchi
Lights and video by Joshua Bisset
Sound by Billy Mark
Concept and sculptures by Laura Quattrocchi
Lights and video by Joshua Bisset
Sound by Billy Mark
About All That Shines Under The Dirt
is an immersive installation composed of giant flowers made out of crashed cans found in Detroit 's neighborhoods. I made 19 large scale flowers (inspired by drawings made by kids and people of the neighborhood where I found the cans ). I collected and washed cans for about 20 months. There's a video documentation, if you are interested in seeing that. I assembled all the flowers mechanically using wire, can by can. After many failed approaches I found a way to assemble the cans that was stable. The sculpture has 2 facings different from each other. It's meant to hang from the ceiling.
I am self thought. My background is in dance but my mind likes to assemble structures with all kinds of materials.
I work mostly with trash or disposable objects. I see trash as energy.
Artist Statement for the project.
All That Shines Under The Dirt is what catches my eyes, sparks of light under the dirt, dormant energy lost in space, traces of human behavior which I sense and have a desire to gather. I feel if I assemble all this energy together into a new form I will understand something about myself my surroundings and our human fragility. It’s also my desire to pick up the disposable and give it a second chance to be seen.
Exhibition History:
Andy Art Center Premiere, Detroit MI 2020
333 Midland, Detroit MI 2021
Environmentally Speaking - Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield MI 2022
is an immersive installation composed of giant flowers made out of crashed cans found in Detroit 's neighborhoods. I made 19 large scale flowers (inspired by drawings made by kids and people of the neighborhood where I found the cans ). I collected and washed cans for about 20 months. There's a video documentation, if you are interested in seeing that. I assembled all the flowers mechanically using wire, can by can. After many failed approaches I found a way to assemble the cans that was stable. The sculpture has 2 facings different from each other. It's meant to hang from the ceiling.
I am self thought. My background is in dance but my mind likes to assemble structures with all kinds of materials.
I work mostly with trash or disposable objects. I see trash as energy.
Artist Statement for the project.
All That Shines Under The Dirt is what catches my eyes, sparks of light under the dirt, dormant energy lost in space, traces of human behavior which I sense and have a desire to gather. I feel if I assemble all this energy together into a new form I will understand something about myself my surroundings and our human fragility. It’s also my desire to pick up the disposable and give it a second chance to be seen.
Exhibition History:
Andy Art Center Premiere, Detroit MI 2020
333 Midland, Detroit MI 2021
Environmentally Speaking - Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield MI 2022
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